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February 17, 2020 40 mins

Joaquin Phoenix recently used his Oscar acceptance speech as a platform to shine some light on the grim realities of the dairy industry. Well done, sir! In this episode, the ladies dig in deep to explore the myth of "happy cows" within the dairy industry. Holly leads this discussion as she talks about a recent class-action lawsuit against Ben & Jerry's, a company that was promoting this myth with false advertising.  News Grab @ 09:22, a side-conversation about Switch Out items (before we officially started today's Switch Out segment) 28:00, Switch Out @ 31:48

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